In accordance with Victorian legislation and Government policy, Alfred Health protects the privacy of any personal information it holds and uses it only for the purposes intended.

This privacy statement explains how your personal information (being information capable of identifying you as an individual) will be treated as you access and interact with this website.

Where this website asks for your personal information, it expressly states the reason for its collection. Any personal information submitted to this website will be voluntarily provided by you when you interact with this aspect of this website and you will be deemed to have consented to such use. This personal information will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it, is not stored and will not be, disclosed to any other party.

If no express reason is stated in respect of submitting personal information, personal information you provide will only be used in relation to the purpose for which it was provided. For example, if you send Alfred Health (including Melbourne Sexual Health Centre) an email via the Contact page, Alfred Health may use your email address to respond to you.

Information for statistical purposes

This website uses visitor logs to automatically record non-personal information, which does not identify specific users. De-identified data from the visitor logs may be used to update and improve this website and for statistical purposes only.

Such information may include the:

• date and time of your visit
• pages accessed and documents downloaded
• referring site
• type of browser and device you are using

Security

Alfred Health takes reasonable steps to protect any personal information it holds from misuse and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This website is protected by SSL, and any email addresses stored temporarily are encrypted.

While Alfred Health endeavours to provide a secure online environment through its website, there are inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the internet.

Third party sites

Any links displayed on this website to a third party site are provided for convenience only. Links to third party sites are not an endorsement by Alfred Health. Alfred Health is not responsible for the content and privacy policies of other sites and recommends that you review each site’s privacy policy.

Cookies

This website may use cookies to enhance some website functionality.

Cookies work by placing some information on your computer that is accessed by the website whenever you visit the site. In effect, the cookie helps the website “remember” you when you return to the site.

Internet browsers generally allow an individual to control whether they will accept cookies from a website. Individuals who choose not to accept cookies will still be able to access this website, but the user may notice that some website functions do not work properly or efficiently.